The Roebuck, Market Harborough

One of those edge of town family eating pubs set in a landscape of DIY barns, soulless offices and a supermarket. It’s a single storey building with access naturally from the rear car park, open plan inside but divided up by short walls, half glass screens and the like. Roughly an L shape with the similar shaped counter in the angle done in a pleasant herringbone pattern. With wood, tile and carpet floors, it has a mix of wall styles; brick, tongue & groove and plain plastered, a range of photos etc on various subjects adorn the walls. A screen on news and piped music are probably as expected too. Beer choices much as normal for these places, a selection of the standard UK keg range with three pulls providing, as this is a Marstons’ pub, a selection of Carlsberg’s ex Marstons beer portfolio. On this occasion Wainwright Gold or Hobgoblin Ruby, the on-line menu claimed just Pedigree was available but obviously they don’t keep that up to date, the average beer was delivered in a nasty old fashioned handled mug. Little here to tempt the serious beer drinker.

Brewery bosses have today been given the go-ahead for plans to spend up to £3 million and create 45 jobs. Marston’s are to rebuild the Roebuck after it was destroyed by a fire in September.